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People – Midwest

Jun 5 2017 // Privately owned insurance brokerage firm, Hylant, has promoted Jeff Lumpp to president of its Grand Rapids, Mich., office. Lumpp will be responsible for building greater brand awareness, growing the Hylant business in West...

Business Moves

Jun 5 2017 // Hub International, Rossmann-Hurt-Hoffman Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired Rossmann-Hurt-Hoffman Inc. (RHH). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Ellicott City,...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Houston’s Zuber Insurance Agency

May 31 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Zuber Insurance Agency Inc. in Houston, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zuber Insurance was founded in 1934 by J.L. Zuber. Expanded under the leadership of his...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Williams-Manny Insurance in Illinois

May 30 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Williams-Manny Insurance Group, headquartered in Rockford, Illinois. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in Rockford in 1896, Williams-Manny Insurance Group is a...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Nebraska’s Strong Financial Resources

May 17 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Strong Financial Resources Inc., with offices in Aurora and Lincoln, Nebraska. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996 by Calvin Strong, Aurora-headquartered...

Business Moves

May 15 2017 // Validus, Crop Insurance Agency Validus Holdings Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Crop Risk Services business (CRS), a primary crop insurance managing general agent, from Archer Daniels Midland Co. In the deal that was...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas Insurance Managers

May 3 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Harlingen, Texas-based Texas Insurance Managers Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With roots tracing back to 1903, Texas Insurance Managers offers commercial and...

CME’s Mead Joins Arthur J. Gallagher as Marketing Chief

May 1 2017 // Illinois-based global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that Christopher E. Mead has joined the company as its new chief marketing officer. Mead will be responsible for leading the company’s...

M&A Review: Deal Activity Slows, Demand Remains Healthy

May 1 2017 // Deal count for the first quarter of 2017 was down relative to the first quarter of both 2015 and 2016. There were 102 announced transactions in the first quarter of 2017, compared to 124 in the first quarter of 2016 (a...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Oklahoma’s Commercial Insurance Brokers

Apr 26 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Commercial Insurance Brokers LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 2012, Commercial Insurance Brokers is a group of insurance producers...

Miller Taps Gallagher’s Maule as Senior Trade Credit & Political Risks Broker

Apr 7 2017 // Miller has hired David Maule in a business production and senior broking role, which the London-based broker said will add “considerable strength” to its trade credit and political risks capabilities. Maule...

Business Moves

Mar 6 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Eagle Insurance Agency LLC Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Eagle Insurance Agency LLC (Eagle) in Syracuse, N.Y. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Arthur J. Gallagher...

Gallagher Buys Australia’s Ace IRM Insurance Broking Group

Mar 1 2017 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Ace IRM Insurance Broking Group, located in Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1981,...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Wisconsin’s Kelly Financial

Feb 23 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Madison, Wisconsin-based Kelly Financial Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1957 by John M. Kelly and incorporated in 1994 by Scott Kelly, Kelly...

Gallagher Launches Manufacturers’ Cyber Solution to Close Coverage Gaps

Feb 9 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher announced it has responded to the “perfect storm” facing manufacturers – a rising risk of cyber attacks, coupled with increased vulnerability and largely excluded exposures – by...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Lewis & Associates in California

Feb 8 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Lewis & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. in Visalia, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. James Smallwood, Kevin Veitia and their associates will continue to operate...

People

Feb 6 2017 // International insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., based in Itasca, Ill., has promoted James W. Durkin Jr. and William F. Ziebell in its employee benefit division. Durkin,...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Eagle Insurance Agency in New York

Feb 1 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm headquartered in Itasca, Ill., has announced the acquisition of Eagle Insurance Agency LLC (Eagle) in Syracuse, N.Y....

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires The Presidio Group in Utah

Jan 31 2017 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired The Presidio Group Inc. in Salt Lake City, Utah. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Presido management and associates will continue to operate from their current location...

Business Moves

Jan 23 2017 // AIG, Arch Capital American International Group (AIG) has completed the $3.4 billion sale of its mortgage guaranty unit to Arch Capital Group. The deal to sell United Guaranty Corp. closed on December 31. AIG has been...